October 01, 2023
World News
A range of risks occur for travellers, the top three are generally from crime, road traffic accidents (RTA's), disease and illness. In most of the large South American and African countries, crime will be the main risk. In South East Asia, it would be road traffic accidents and more recently, urban pollution.
The best sources of global news are the BBC, Reuters, The Economist and The Guardian. Currently the war in Ukraine and increasing demonstrations in Iran are focusing world attention. The fall of the despotic theocratic regime of Iran has been forecast for many years, the current uprising has a different energy and feel to it.
Current highlights:
- Sebia: Tensions with Kosovo prompts UN & NATO warnings
- Pakistan: Suicide bomb kills over 50
- Nagorna-Karabakh: Conflict with Azerbajan
- South Africa: Flooding in Cape province
- China: Flooding in HK & south
- Pakistan: Further street protests
- Libya: Thousands dead in Derna floods
- Brazil: Flooding Rio Grande del Sul
- Gabon: Military coup
- Zimbabwe: President Mnanagwa re-elected
- Canada: Multiple huge fires
- Ecuador: Second election round in October
- Niger: Military coup
- Ethiopia: Increased levels of Cholera
- Colombia: Floods and mud slides
- Peru: Avian flu H5N1 kills thousands sea birds
- Sudan: Fighting continues
- South Africa: Power cuts up to 16hrs /day
- Bolivia: Increased risk Dengue Fever
